A hiker huddled in a makeshift snow cave for hours while awaiting rescue from a Colorado 14er after becoming disoriented on a winter hike. Colorado has received abundant snowfall in recent weeks due to back-to-back winter storms, and the conditions proved too much for the hiker.
According to Lake County Search and Rescue, the male hiker called for help at 1 a.m. on Tuesday and advised mountain rescue that he was at the intersection of the Continental Divide Trail and the North Mount Elbert Trail on Mount Elbert, Colorado's highest peak. He reported his condition as cold and exhausted and said he was unable to continue, triggering a difficult rescue mission for search teams.
